Queue up for Ice Cream.

Flavors like fig, green apple, and caramel ginger will keep you waiting at Berthillon, listed as a “must” for ice cream and sorbet enthusiasts in most guidebooks. Founded in 1954 by Raymond Berthillon, it uses only natural ingredients and the fruit flavors are fabulous. If you don’t want to wait in line at the shop located at 31, rue St-Louis en l’isle, don’t fret as the Berthillon brand is served in many other ice cream parlors and brasseries around Paris and particularly on the Isle St-Louis. While it is distributed to hundreds of resellers in the Isle de France, you can’t find it outside the Paris region. It makes 70 flavors of ice cream and sorbet with 30 available on any given day. For a complete list, view its website, www.berthillon.fr. Ice cream to go can be fun as it is the perfect accompaniment for strolling the nearby River Seine or catching a glimpse of Notre Dame Cathedral. If service is more appealing, enjoy your treat at the adjacent “Salon du The.” Berthillon has even inspired some to book their hotel room based on its vicinity to the 70 flavors. J wrote, “I read about this place in a guidebook. It was the deciding factor as to which area of Paris we would rent an apartment.” This was before she even paid a visit. Also, “It’s a complete and total whole body experience.” Did she mean an out of body experience? And, “My first lick of Noisette ice cream caused me to stagger from the impact of it upon my tastebuds.” See http://www.paristriptips.com/where-to-eat/specialty/berthillon/. “Stagger” is an interesting word to use when describing ice cream. Fortunately, her hotel was located nearby. The prices here are very reasonable when you consider that commercial ice creams are as (if not more) expensive. Berthillon, consider a trip.

Berthillon, 31, rue St-Louis en l’isle, Isle St-Louis. [4th.]
www.berthillon.fr
Metro: Pont Marie